Error in calculating the angle of a line

Question

I tried to calculate the angle between my start position and end position, but it keeps a number between 2 and -2. I got this code from stack overflow (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2676719/calculating-the-angle-between-the-line-defined-by-two-points) and intergrated it in my GridClass. Does anyone know what's wrong with this code?

public static double getAngle(GeoPosition startPosition, GeoPosition endPosition)
{

double a_x = endPosition.getLatitude() - startPosition.getLatitude();
double a_y = endPosition.getLongitude() - startPosition.getLongitude();

return Math.atan2(a_y, a_x);
}

Really should study math before trying to learn programming. — awm, Apr 04 '11 at 11:28
@drysdam: That was my first guess, too, but then there should be values "between -3 and 3"... — Martin Hennings, Apr 04 '11 at 11:28

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 04 '11 at 11:26

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but it keeps a number between 2 and -2

The trigonometry methods in Java use radians. If you need degrees (0-360) use Math.toDegrees:

Converts an angle measured in radians to an approximately equivalent angle measured in degrees.

answered Apr 04 '11 at 11:26

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